Several meetings have been recorded on Zoom.
Here is the link to see them https://vimeo.com/showcase/saginawcag
October 22, 2025
10/22/25 CAG Draft Agenda
10/22/25 Implementation Activities – Janelle Pistro Dow Chemical
July 23, 2025
7.23.25 CAG Draft Agenda
7.23.25 NRDAR Project Updates Kaylyn Flanigan US Fish and Wildlife Service
7.23.25 Meeting Summary
April 23, 2025
4.23.25 CAG Draft Agenda
4.23.25 NRD updates – Janelle Pistro Dow Chemical
4.23.25 Meeting Summary
January 22, 2025
1.22.25 CAG Draft Agenda
October 23, 2024
10-23-24 CAG Draft Agenda
10-23-24 Implementation Update Planning-Janelle Pistro Dow Chemical
July 24, 2024
7.24.24 CAG tour and draft agenda
Restoration update – Kaylyn Flanigan U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
April 24, 2024
4.24.24 CAG Draft Agenda
4.24.24 Lisa Fischer – Toxicologist Michigan Dept of Health and Human Services
January 24, 2024
1.24.24 CAG Draft Agenda
Site Progress Brochure
October 11, 2023
10-11-23 Project update-Janelle Pistro Dow Chemical
10-11-23 CAG Draft Agenda
May 11, 2023
Calculation for soil risk assessment – Joost Van’t Erve, PhD. Michigan Dept. of Health and Human Services
March 2023
3-22-23 CAG Draft Agenda
3-22-23 Restoration Update – Lisa Williams U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
3-22-23 Environmental, Microbial and Mammalian Response – Brad Upham Ph.D. Michigan State University
3-22-23 Project update – EPA
October 2022
10-26-22 CAG Draft Agenda
10-26-22 Project update Dow and EPA
10-26-22 Restoration Update – Lisa Williams U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
May 2022
5-16-22 CAG Draft Agenda
5-16-22 NRDA update – Lisa Williams U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
5-16-22 Audio recording of meeting
January 2022
1-17-22 CAG Daft Agenda
October 2021
10-27-21 CAG Draft Agenda
10-27-21 NRDA Settlement with Dow – Lisa Williams U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
10-27-21 Zoom meeting
10-27-21 fact sheet on raising chickens & livestock – Dan Dailey of EGLE
July 2021
7-14-21 CAG Draft Agenda
7-14-21 Zoom meeting
May 2021
5-17-21 CAG Draft Agenda
Future of CAG
5-17-221 Zoom meeting
January 2021
1.18.21 CAG Draft Agenda
1_18_21 CAG meeting summary
October 2020
10-28-2020 CAG Draft Agenda
10-28-20 Natural Resource Damage Assessment – Lisa Williams -U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
10-28-2020 2020 Tittabawassee River Field Activities – DOW
10-28-20 Cleanup update – Mary Logan U.S. EPA
10-28-20 Zoom meeting
July 2020
7-14-20 CAG Draft Agenda
7-14-20 2020 Post flood update by:
• Mary Logan – U.S. EPA
• Joe Victory – EGLE
• Todd Konechne – DOW
7-14-20 Zoom meeting
May 2020
5-18-20 CAG Draft Agenda
5-18-20 Cleanup update – Mary Logan U.S. EPA
5-18-20 Proposed Settlement – Lisa Williams – U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
5-18-20 Zoom meeting
5-18-20 Meeting Summary
March 2020
3-10-20 Middleground Island EPA’s Proposed cleanup plan
Mary Logan U.S. EPA
CAG comments and recommendations on Middleground cleanup
January 2020
1-20-20 CAG Draft Agenda
1-20-20 Meeting Summary
October 2019
10-29-19 CAG Draft Agenda
2019 Summary – 2020 Plans – Mary Logan U.S. EPA
10-29-19 Meeting Summary
July 2019
7-15-19 CAG Draft Agenda
7-15-19 Saginaw River & Bay overview – Mary Logan U.S. EPA
MEMORANDUM – Memorandum for Non-Time Critical Removal Action at Segments 6 & 7
May 2019
5-20-19 CAG Meeting Summary
5-20-19 CAG Draft Agenda
5-20-19 Update Sagiaw River Floodplain – Mary Logan U.S. EPA
January 2019
1-21-19 CAG Draft Agenda
1-21-19 CAG Meeting Summary
2019 Calendar update
November 2018
11-19-2018 CAG Draft Agenda
CAG Segments 6 & 7 Comments
September 2018
9-17-18 CAG Draft Agenda
9-17-18 Segments 6 & 7 Propposed Cleanup – Mary Logan U.S EPA
9-17-2018 CAG Meeting Summary
July 2018
7-16-18 CAG Draft Agenda
7-16-18 Segments 6 & 7 background – Mary Logan U.S. EPA
May 2018
5-21-2018 CAG Draft Agenda
5-21-18 Carbon Amendment Trial – Todd Konechne , Dow Chemical
5-21-2018 CAG Meeting Summary
March 2018
3-19-2018 CAG Draft Agenda
3-19-2018 Segments 6 & 7 background – Mary Logan U.S. EPA
3-19-2018 CAG Meeting Summary
January 2018
1-22-2018 CAG Draft Agenda
1-22-2018 CAG Meeting Summary
November 2017
11-20-2017 CAG Draft Agenda
11-20-2017 CAG Meeting Summary
September 2017
9-18-2017 CAG Draft Agenda
Site-Wide Monitoring – Mary Logan U.S EPA
9-18-2017 CAG Meeting Summary
July 2017
7-17-2017 CAG Draft Agenda
Background Information for new members – Mary Logan U.S EPA
Post-flood 2017 – Mary Logan U.S EPA
EPA decision process – Mary Logan U.S EPA
May 2017
5-15-2017 CAG Draft Agenda
5-15-2017 CAG Meeting Summary
5-15-2017 Superfund Research Program – Norbert E. Kaminski, Ph.D. Michigan State University
5-15-2017 Collaborative research efforts on activated carbon and its potential use for remediation of dioxin-like compounds – Brian Teppen Michigan State University
March 2017
3-27-2017 CAG Draft Agenda
3-27-2017 Introduction to monitoring superfund cleanups – Mary Logan U.S. EPA
3-27-2017 CAG Meeting Summary
January 2017
1-16-2017 CAG Draft Agenda
1-16-2017 CAG Meeting Summary
October 2016
10-27-2016 CAG Draft Agenda
10-27-2016 CAG Meeting Summary
September 2016
9-19-2016 CAG Draft Agenda
September Segment 4 & 5 proposals Fact Sheet EPA
9-19-2016 EPA’s Project Cleanup Options – Mary Logan U.S. EPA
9-19-2016 CAG Meeting Summary
July 2016
7-18-2016 CAG Draft Agenda
7-18-2016 Segment 4 & 5 background – Mary Logan U.S. EPA
7-18-2016 CAG Meeting Summary
May 2016
5-16-2016 CAG Draft Agenda
5-16-2016 Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration – Lisa Williams USFWS
5-16-2016 CAG Meeting Summary
March 2016
3-28-2016 CAG Draft Agenda
3-28-2016 CAG Meeting Summary
3-28-2016 Project Update – Mary Logan U.S. EPA
January 2016
1-11-2016 CAG Retreat Draft Agenda
1-11-2016 CAG Meeting Summary
November 2015
11-9-2015 CAG Draft Agenda
11-9-2015 CAG Meeting Summary
September 2015
9-21-2015 CAG Draft Agenda
9-21-2015 CAG Meeting Summary
July 2015
7-20-2015 CAG Draft Agenda
7-20-2015 CAG Meeting Summary
May 2015
5-18-2015 CAG Draft Agenda
5-18-2015 CAG Meeting Summary
March 2015
3-17-2015 CAG Draft Agenda
3-17-2015 CAG Meeting Summary
3-17-15 Area of Concern Overview – John Riley Michigan DEQ
3-17-15 Tittabawassee River Floodplain – Mary Logan U.S. EPA
January 2015
1-19-2015 CAG Draft Agenda
1-19-15 CAG Meeting Summary
November 2014
11-17-2014 CAG Draft Agenda
11-17-2014 CAG Meeting Summary
11-17-2014 Project Summary & CAG 2015 Involvement – Mary Logan U.S. EPA
11-17-2014 Segment 2 In-Channel Implementation – Mary Logan U.S. EPA
11-17-2014 Segment 2 Bank Activities – Mary Logan U.S. EPA
11-17-2014 Community Involvement Summary for 2014 – Diane Russell U.S. EPA
10-14-14 CAG Recommendation to US EPA for the Tittabawassee River Floodplain Soil
September 2014
9-15-2014 CAG Draft Agenda
9-15-2014 CAG Meeting Summary
- CAG Comments to Contaminated Sediments Technical Advisory Group 9-25-14
- CAG Flodplain Recomendations 10-14-14
- Michigan Department of Environmental Quality Comments to the Contaminated Sediment Technical Advisory Group Sept 23 & 24, 2014
July 2014
7-21-2014 CAG Draft Agenda
Caldwell Boat Launch
7-21-2014 CAG Meeting Summary
Photos of 7-21-2014 River Tour
May 2014
5-19-2014 CAG Draft Agenda
5-19-2014 CAG Meeting Summary
- Segment 2 Phase 1 Planned Activities
- 2013 Outreach / 2014 Outreach Planning
- Audio recording of meeting
March 2014
3-17-2014 CAG Agenda
3-17-14 Meeting Summary Draft
January 2014
1-20-2014 CAG Retreat Agenda
1-20-2014 CAG Retreat Results
November 2013
11-18-2013 CAG Agenda
11-18-2013 Meeting Summary
- Stakeholder Outreach Summary – Diane Russell, U.S. EPA
- MSU Superfund Center Grant – Norbert E. Kaminski, PhD, MSU
- Project Summary and CAG Involvement – Mary Logan, U.S. EPA
September 2013
9-16-2013 CAG Agenda
9-16-2013 Meeting Summary
- Segment 1 – Phase 2 Work – Todd Konechne, Dow Chemical
- 8-12-13 Preferred Cleanup Method or Methods for Segment 2 of the Tittabawassee River
July 2013
07-15-2013 CAG Agenda
07-15-2013 Meeting Summary
Video of 07-15-2013 Meeting (when available)
May 2013
05-20-2013 CAG Agenda
05-20-2013 Meeting Summary
- Investigation and Remediation of Dioxin Contamination in Midland, Michigan – Al Taylor, MDEQ
- Segment 1 Phase II Activities Planned in 2013
- Cleanup Options and Tradeoffs – Diane Russell, U.S. EPA
March 2013
03-18-2013 CAG Agenda
03-18-2013 Meeting Summary
- Tittabawassee River Floodplain Soils Outreach Strategy – Diane Russell, U.S. EPA
- Segment 2 – Developing Cleanup Options – Mary P. Logan, U.S. EPA
December 2012
12-03-2012 CAG Agenda
12-03-2012 Meeting Summary
- Project Update and CAG Involvement – Mary Logan, U.S. EPA
- What People Know (and Don’t Know) About Dioxins: The Community Perception of Dioxins (CPOD) Study – Brian J. Zikmund-Fisher, PhD, University of Michigan
- Update on Phase 1 Work – Todd Konechne, Dow Chemical
September 2012
09-17-2012 CAG Agenda
09-17-2012 CAG Meeting Summary
- Remedial Options for Sediment Sites: Overview of Advantages and Disadvantages – Stephen J. Ells, U.S. EPA
- Michigan Fish Advisory – Kory Groetsch, Michigan Department of Community Health
- Reach K Pilot Cap – Mary P. Logan, U.S.EPA
July 2012
07-16-2012 CAG Agenda
07-16-2012 CAG Meeting Summary
May 2012
05-21-2012 CAG Agenda
05-21-2012 CAG Meeting Summary
- Health and Status of the Saginaw River and Bay Area of Concern and Associated Saginaw Bay Watershed – Michelle Selzer, Michigan DEQ
- Sediment Traps
April 2012
04-16-2012 CAG Agenda
04-16-2012 CAG Meeting Summary
- Segment 1: Update
- EPA’s Risk Assessment Process and Application to Dioxin – Helen Dawson, PhD, U.S. EPA
March 2012
03-19-2012 CAG Agenda
03-19-2012 CAG Meeting Summary
October 2011
10-17-2011 CAG Agenda
10-17-2011 CAG Meeting Summary
- Reach MM Removal Action
- Dioxin Exposure in the Midland-Saginaw, Michigan Population – David H. Garabrant, MD-MPH, University of Michigan
- U.S. EPA National Center for Environmental Assessment Review of the University of Michigan Dioxin Exposure Study
- Michigan Department of Environmental Quality Review of the University of Michigan Dioxin Exposure Study
August 2011
08-15-2011 CAG Agenda
08-15-2011 CAG Meeting Summary
July 2011
07-18-2011 CAG Agenda
07-18-2011 CAG Meeting Summary
June 2011
06-20-2011 CAG Agenda
06-20-2011 CAG Meeting Summary
May 2011
05-16-2011 CAG Agenda
05-16-2011 CAG Meeting Summary
- Segment 1: Developing Cleanup Options – Mary Logan, U.S. EPA
- 5-19-2011 CAG Island MM Final Recommendation
April 2011
04-18-2011 CAG Agenda
04-18-2011 CAG Meeting Summary
- Relocation Presentation – Catherine Garypie, U.S. EPA
- Controlling Contaminant Movement of Reach MM Island: Options and EPA’s Preferred Option – Mary Logan, U.S. EPA
March 2011
03-21-2011 CAG Agenda
03-21-2011 CAG Meeting Summary
February 2011
02-28-2011 CAG Agenda
02-28-2011 CAG Meeting Summary
November 2010
11-15-2010 CAG Agenda
11-15-2010 CAG Meeting Summary
October 2010
10-18-2010 CAG Agenda
10-28-2010 CAG Meeting Summary
- Segment 1: Background – Mary Logan, U.S. EPA
- Tittabawassee River Agricultural Land Use Survey – John P. Buchweitz, PhD, Michigan Department of Agriculture
September 2010
09-20-2010 CAG Agenda
09-20-2010 CAG Meeting Summary
August 2010
08-16-2010 CAG Agenda
08-16-2010 CAG Meeting Summary
- Project Timeline and CAG Involvement – Mary Logan, U.S. EPA
- 2010 Accelerated Actions – Todd Konechne, Dow Chemical
July 2010
07-19-2010 CAG Agenda
07-19-2010 CAG Meeting Summary
June 2010
06-21-2010 CAG Agenda
06-21-2010 CAG Meeting Summary
- EPA’s Dioxin Reassessment – Mary Logan, U.S. EPA
- The Community Involvement Plan and the Community Advisory Group – Don DeBlasio, U. S. EPA
- Previous Tittabawassee River Activities – Todd Konechne, Dow Chemical
- How Does EPA Manage Contaminated Sediment Sites – Mary Logan, U.S. EPA
May 2010
05-17-2010 CAG Agenda
05-17-2010 CAG Meeting Summary
April 2010
04-19-2010 CAG Meeting Summary
March 2010
03-15-2010 CAG Meeting Summary
- Nature of Dioxin Contamination: Regulatory History and Authorities at Dow Chemical Midland Facility – Al Taylor, Michigan DEQ
- History Summary and Source Controls – Todd Konehne, Dow Chemical
- Tittabawassee River, Saginaw River and Bay Site Major Tasks and Timelines – Mary Logan, U.S. EPA
January 2010